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On-premises STaaS shifts storage buying to Opex model

To simplify operations and avoid high upfront costs, many organizations turn to public cloud platforms to meet some or most of their storage needs.

Unfortunately, STaaS delivered through a public cloud platform has its issues, particularly around security, control and performance.

Deploying infrastructure in-house, however, brings with it many of the same challenges that drove organizations to the cloud in the first place.

Vendors that support on-premises STaaS programs typically offer a wide range of block, file and object storage options in multiple configurations.

In the self-managed option, the vendor helps plan and design the storage offering, delivers and installs it to the customer's location of choice and then provides ongoing support.